[Livro] The secrets of Sir Richard Kenyworth, de Julia Quinn

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Série: Smythe-Smith Quartet #4
Autor(a): Julia Quinn
Editora: Avon
Páginas: 378
Data de Publicação: 27 de Janeiro de 2015

Sinopse:

Sir Richard Kenworthy has less than a month to find a bride. He knows he can't be too picky, but when he sees Iris Smythe-Smith hiding behind her cello at her family's infamous musicale, he thinks he might have struck gold. She's the type of girl you don't notice until the second—or third—look, but there's something about her, something simmering under the surface, and he knows she's the one.
Iris Smythe–Smith is used to being underestimated. With her pale hair and quiet, sly wit she tends to blend into the background, and she likes it that way. So when Richard Kenworthy demands an introduction, she is suspicious. He flirts, he charms, he gives every impression of a man falling in love, but she can't quite believe it's all true. When his proposal of marriage turns into a compromising position that forces the issue, she can't help thinking that he's hiding something…even as her heart tells her to say yes.

Opinião:
Esta vai ser uma crítica curta, em comparação com as últimas que tenho feito.

Gosto muito da Julia Quinn, um dos meus livros favoritos é dela. Mas este…este foi uma desilusão. A escrita continua igual, tão boa como sempre, mas a história…a história não teve por onde se pegar.

Iris parecia ser uma personagem de quem ia gostar muito – e para ser sincera até gostei, mas estava à espera de alguém diferente, alguém que se fosse impor e lutar mais do que lutou.

Richard…bem, não gostei. Não gostei da personalidade dele, não gostei da maneira como ele tratou a Iris, de como ele tratou a irmã, basicamente não gostei de como ele e comportou praticamente no livro todo.

Não achei que eles estivessem bem como casal, não gostei da história que os uniu. Apesar de tudo, admito que foi uma leitura rápida e fácil.

Este é o quarto livro desta colecção e por engano li-o primeiro, mas sinceramente não fez muita diferença. É pena que, pelas críticas que vi, os outros livros desta série não são melhores que este.

Fiquei desiludida.

Title: The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy
Serie: Smythe-Smith Quartet #4
Author: Julia Quinn
Publisher: Avon
Pages: 378
Publication date: January 27th 2015

Synopsis:

Sir Richard Kenworthy has less than a month to find a bride. He knows he can't be too picky, but when he sees Iris Smythe-Smith hiding behind her cello at her family's infamous musicale, he thinks he might have struck gold. She's the type of girl you don't notice until the second—or third—look, but there's something about her, something simmering under the surface, and he knows she's the one.
Iris Smythe–Smith is used to being underestimated. With her pale hair and quiet, sly wit she tends to blend into the background, and she likes it that way. So when Richard Kenworthy demands an introduction, she is suspicious. He flirts, he charms, he gives every impression of a man falling in love, but she can't quite believe it's all true. When his proposal of marriage turns into a compromising position that forces the issue, she can't help thinking that he's hiding something…even as her heart tells her to say yes.

Review:
This is going to be a very short review, in comparison to my last reviews.

I really like Julia Quinn, one of my favourite books is hers. But this one…this one was a complete disappointment. The writing is just as good as always, but the story…it just didn’t work for me.

Iris seemed to be a character I would like – and to be honest, I liked her, however, I did not like her as much as expected. I wanted someone who would stand up for herself, who would fight for her happiness, and Iris lacked the determination for it.

Richard…well, I did not like him, at all. I didn’t like his personality, I didn’t like how he treated Iris, I didn’t like how he treated his sister, basically I didn’t like how he behaved throughout the book.

Iris and Richard we not a good couple. I didn’t like their story and I especially didn’t like what put them together. Nevertheless, it's a fast pace and easy reading.

This is the fourth book of the series and by mistake I read it before the other three, but honestly it didn’t make much of a difference. It’s too bad that the reviews I read about the other books in the series were not much better than my review on this book. I had high hopes.

I was disappointed.